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Best of Jessye Norman

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Beautiful tracks from the legendary soprano.

30 SONGS • 2 HOURS AND 26 MINUTES

1Wagner: Tristan und Isolde, WWV 90 / Act 3 - Mild und leise wie er lächelt (Isoldes Liebestod)2Schubert: Gretchen am Spinnrade, D.1183Anonymous: Amazing Grace
Jessye Norman, Ambrosian Singers, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra & Sir Alexander Gibson
03:18
4Poulenc: Les chemins de l'amour, FP 1065Der Winterabend, D. 938
Jessye Norman/Irwin Gage feat. Irwin Gage
08:51
6Brahms: Wie Melodien zieht es mir, Op. 105, No. 1
Jessye Norman, Daniel Barenboim & Johannes Brahms
02:31
7Adams: The Holy City
Jessye Norman & Christopher Bowers-Broadbent
06:18
8Mahler: Rückert-Lieder - Ich bin der Welt abhanden gekommen9Les Contes d'Hoffmann, Appendices: Hèlas! Mon coeur s'ègare encore! (Hoffmann, Dapertutto, Giulietta, Nicklausse, Schlémil, Pitichinaccio, Chorus)10Anonymous: There Is A Balm In Gilead
Kathleen Battle, Jessye Norman, James Levine, Members Of The New York Philharmonic & Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Members
04:37
11Chansons madécasses, M. 78: No. 3, Il est doux de se coucher
Jessye Norman, Michel Debost, Renaud Fontanarosa & Dalton Baldwin
03:35
12Purcell: Dido and Aeneas, Z.626 / Act 3 - "Thy hand, Belinda...When I am laid in earth"
Jessye Norman, English Chamber Orchestra, Raymond Leppard & Henry Purcell
05:32
13Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro, K.492 / Act 2 - "Porgi amor"
Jessye Norman, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Sir Colin Davis & Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
03:57
14Mahler: Kindertotenlieder - In diesem Wetter15R. Strauss: Vier letzte Lieder, TrV 296 - 3. Beim Schlafengehen16Mahler: Songs from "Des Knaben Wunderhorn" - Urlicht17Weill: September Song
Jessye Norman & John Williams
05:22
18La Belle Hélène, Act 2: Dialogue. "Ô Vénus" - Invocation à Vénus. "On me nomme Hélène la blonde" (Hélène)19Gounod: Repentir (O Divine Redeemer)
Jessye Norman, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra & Sir Alexander Gibson
06:15
20Traditional: He's Got The Whole World In His Hands
Kathleen Battle, Jessye Norman, James Levine, Robert de Cormier, Members Of Metropolitan Opera Chorus, Members Of The New York Philharmonic & Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Members
03:35
21Mahler: Symphony No. 3 - IVa. Sehr langsam. Misterioso. O Mensch! Gib acht!
Jessye Norman, Wiener Philharmoniker, Claudio Abbado & Gustav Mahler
05:45
22Gounod: Messe solennelle de Ste. Cécile CG 56 - Sanctus
Jessye Norman, Ambrosian Singers, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra & Sir Alexander Gibson
06:06
23Anonymous: Let Us Break Bread Together
Jessye Norman, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra & Sir Alexander Gibson
03:26
24Schubert: Ave Maria,  D83925Duparc: Chanson triste26Yon: Gesù Bambino
Jessye Norman, Ambrosian Singers, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra & Sir Alexander Gibson
04:42
27Franck: Panis Angelicus, FWV 61, No.5
Jessye Norman, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra & Sir Alexander Gibson
04:07
28Bizet: Carmen / Act 1 - "Quand je vous aimerai?...L'amour est un oiseaux rebelle" (Habanera)
Jessye Norman, Choeurs de Radio France, Orchestre National De France & Seiji Ozawa
05:35
29Give Me Jesus
Jessye Norman, Ambrosian Singers & Willis Patterson
04:40
30La fraîcheur et le feu, FP 147: No. 1, Rayons des yeux